| Single cup coffee brewing systems have become | | | | - Adjustable Controls |
| increasingly popular and there is quite a large variety | | | | - Digital Clock |
| of different models. In fact, you'll need a spreadsheet | | | | - Control panel is lit by blue LED light. |
| when you try to evaluate the different features of | | | | - Has De-scale Indicator |
| each brand. The most important consideration should | | | | - Brews 3 cup sizes:6 ounces, 8 ounces, 10 ounces |
| be the quality of that single cup of coffee that the | | | | - Water reservoir holds 48 ounces and is removable |
| machine can produce in less than a minute. As you | | | | for easy filling. |
| look at different brewing systems, ask what the | | | | - Has water level sensor and LED light behind |
| machine brews to produce that cup of coffee. Does | | | | reservoir |
| it use coffee packaged in pods, in capsules or | | | | - Brew temperature can be adjusted from |
| K-Cups? Some one cup machines only have limited | | | | 187°F to 192°F. |
| options when it comes to coffee choices while | | | | - Has removable stainless steel drip tray |
| others offer a broad variety of roasts. How do costs | | | | - Available in black with chrome handle and faceplate |
| compare, not only for the machine, but for the pods | | | | - Uses 1 K-Cup of coffee per brewing |
| or K-Cups? For some coffee lovers, the coffee cost | | | | - Is 13.5" H x 8.5" W x 11"D |
| is really not as important as the taste and quality of | | | | - Weight 16 pounds |
| the cup that is brewed. Compare the features of | | | | - Price $149.95 |
| these two single cup coffee brewers, priced $119.99 | | | | Coffee Pods And K-Cups |
| to $149.99. | | | | - The Senseo uses coffee pods, small packages of |
| Senseo Supreme HD 7832 | | | | coffee, which fit into the machine. With the earlier |
| - Automatic Brewing System | | | | Senseo Delux model, coffee pods made especially for |
| - Brews within one minute | | | | the machine gave the best results. |
| - Amount brewed can be adjusted with volume | | | | - The Supreme is able to use a variety of pods but it |
| control | | | | takes some experimenting with brands and volume |
| - Brews from 3 ounces to 10 ounces | | | | brewed to get the strength you want. |
| - Produces frothy crema layer on each cup of coffee | | | | - The Keurig brewing systems use K-Cups, vacuum |
| in 'frothing chamber' | | | | packaged small containers of coffee, designed for |
| - Comes with 2 different sized pod holders: one holds | | | | this coffee maker. Users were pleased with the |
| a single pod while 2 can be placed in the larger to | | | | variety of coffee available in K-Cups from roasters |
| make 2 cups of coffee or a single 8 ounce mug. | | | | like Green Mountain, Newman's Own Organic, |
| - Uses coffee pods from Douwe Egberts, Folgers, | | | | Timothy's, Tully's, and others. |
| Millstone, Melitta, Aloha Island, and several others | | | | - Vacuum packed K-Cups of teas from Celestial |
| - Uses 1 or 2 Senseo Coffee pods, which determines | | | | Seasonings, Bigelow, and Twinings, as well as, cocoa |
| coffee strength | | | | from Emeril and Bellancino are available. |
| - Water Reservoir of 32 ounces which is removable | | | | Quality of the Coffee Senseo Supreme |
| for easy filling | | | | - Many of the previous complaints about weak |
| - Has water level indicator light | | | | coffee produced by this one cup machine have been |
| - Adjustable spout for smaller cups to 10 ounce mugs | | | | decreased by the addition of the Volume Brewed |
| - Control panel is lit by blue LED light | | | | Control. This allows you to use one large coffee pod |
| - Available in 5 colors: Chrome, black, red, white, | | | | or two smaller ones while reducing water volume to |
| cobalt blue | | | | brew a stronger cup. |
| - Is 13.5"H x 8.5"W x 12" D | | | | Keurig Special Edition B60 |
| - Weight 9 pounds | | | | - Unanimously, all reviewers reported that the Keurig |
| - Price $119.99 to $139.99 | | | | machine brews a consistently good, full-bodied cup of |
| Keurig Special Edition B60 | | | | coffee. |
| - Automatic Brewing System | | | | - There were no significant complaints while there |
| - Brews in 30 to 50 seconds | | | | was praise for the Keurig machine's durability and |
| - Always ready to brew - no waiting time for second | | | | reliable performance. |
| cup | | | | - Consumer Reports ranks the Keurig B60 as "the |
| - Programmable controls | | | | best coffee maker of all" in its review of 35 different |
| - Auto-On and Off | | | | single serving systems. |